Jeffrey Douglas Macklin v. State Texas

The appellant pled not guilty to the offense of aggravated robbery. A jury found him guilty and assessed punishment, enhanced by a prior conviction for credit card abuse, at 40 years confinement, and a $10,000 fine. The appellant raised three points of error on appeal. He alleged: 1) the trial court erred in admitting a handgun into evidence when it previously had determined that it was illegally obtained, 2) his conviction should be overturned due to prosecutorial misconduct, and 3) the trial court erred in admitting Willie Craigs opinion testimony as to appellants character.